Very harsh red card there. It bounced off his leg and then hit his extended arm. PK, for sure on the handling, but not intended at all.
I just don't understand how Jay Heaps and Mike Burns continue to be employed. I guess the answer is they're cheap and that's all Kraft cares about. Heaps with a Coach K basketball huddle.
I think the thing that makes it look red card worthy is that his arm is swinging forward at the moment of contact in an almost volleyball spike movement.
If 11 v 11 I'd be more inclined to listen (but still would think it's excessive). But it's already 2-0, you've just awarded a second penalty and they're playing with 10 with over 50 minutes to go. The game is already over.
Wow, Jay Heaps is going to have to make some changes at halftime says the commentators. Lol. What is Jay Heaps going to do? Bunker down 4-0. You don't get 2 men back after halftime. This is over. There is nothing he can do.
Here is the problem with that based on how the rules are written. From the LOTG: "Handling the ball involves a deliberate act of a player making contact with the ball with the hand or arm." So if you call that a handball then you have to go to the DOGSO rule which says: "where a player denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by a deliberate handball offence the player is sent off wherever the offence occurs." So, by the rules he has to go. Of course, by the rules every handball is deliberate by definition and I'm really not sure about that. And handling isn't listed as a cautionable offence except when the player "handles the ball in an attempt to score a goal (whether or not the attempt is successful) or in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent a goal" or "handles the ball to interfere with or stop a promising attack." So, honestly, Toledo made the correct call by how the laws are written.
"New England Revolution must be frightened". Um, it's 4-0 at halftime and you're playing with 9 men. I don't think you really care anymore. The game is lost - just get through it without getting hurt.
Yeah, but sometimes rules are made to be broken. Do we really know the ball would have gone in and not hit the crossbar? - I didn't see video evidence of that. (I'm not saying it wouldn't have, I'm just coming up with any excuse that could have been used to give a yellow instead of a red).
Not debating the letter of the law was followed but even the law uses discretion and takes account of mitigating circumstances. All the top Refs have a little think as to whether the letter of the law would be in keeping with the spirit of the game and if not use discretion to make a compromise decision.
That moment you realize you can watch this game for free on local TV. And it's actually an entertaining game to boot.